Akiq AW, Yogyakarta based artist and curator, is a member of MES 56 artists collective and The Trengginas, a punk rock wannabe band based also in Yogyakarta. His works mostly talk about the tactics of everyday life by everyday people. His first exposed photo series, The Order of Things, was a story on how people live on their own creativity and imagination; he took photos of “installation” made by common people.
His solo exhibitions include “The Order of Things” (2010) at Mes 56, Yogyakarta and “One Man Different God” (2011) at The Goods Dept, Jakarta. He had been shown in Jogja Biennale 13 in 2011 “Shadow Lines”. With Mes 56, he was part of the exhibition in CCP Melbourne (2013), Song Eun in Seoul, South Korea (2016). He exhibits his works in special focus in Art Dubai (2012), and in Amsterdam (2017). He participated in 38th EVA International Ireland’s Biennale 2018 and Dak’Art 2018, The Biennale of Contemporary African Art, Dakar, Senegal. He was Artistic Director for ‘Kuasa Ingatan’ Archive Festival Exhibition organized by Indonesian Visual Art Archive (2017) and Co-Curator of 15th Edition of Jogja Biennale 2019.
E: akiqaw@gmail.com / gmail@akiqaw.info
M: +62 817 468 462
Solo Exhibition
2019
- Courtesy of The Artists, LIR Space, Yogyakarta
2017
- Satu Langkah Seribu Langkah, Ark Galerie, Yogyakarta
2014
- Border V 2.0, Chan Contemporary, Darwin, NT, Australia
- Border, Watch This Space, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
2012
- Lima Cerita Dari Rumah, Selasar Solo Project Series, Selasar Sunaryo Bandung
- To the Landscape and Beyond, Emmitan CA Gallery Surabaya
2011
- One Man Different God, Art Dept-Good Department, Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta
2010
- The Order of Things, Ruang MES 56 Yogyakarta
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
- Contemporary World, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
2018
- Post-Repost-Share, Photo Bangkok 2019, BACC, Bangkok.
- Memory of the Unseen, A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Eva International, Ireland’s Biennial, Limerick City, Ireland
- Para Site’s Long Green Lizard at Dak’Art 2018, The Biennale of Contemporary African Art, Dakar, Senegal
2017
- ‘Father, Mother, Daughter, Son.’ Canvas Contemporary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Festival Arsip IVAA 2017 ‘Kuasa Ingatan’ sebagai Direktur Artistik Pameran Arsip dan Seni Berbasis Arsip
- Ruang MES 56 at UNSEEN CO-OP 2017, Amsterdam, Netherland.
2016
- ‘FastForward’ An Exhibition with Video Works, Rumah Seni Cemeti, Yogyakarta.
- ‘Neglected Ordinary’ RedBase Foundation Yogyakarta
- ‘MES 56: Keren dan Beken’ Song Eun Art Space, Gangnam, Seoul, Korea Selatan
- ‘Universal Influence’ Artjog 9 Yogyakarta
- ‘Sapiens Free’ OHD Museum Magelang
2015
- ‘Opposite Attract’ Duo Exhibition with Andy Dewantoro, Artotle Thamrin Jakarta.
- Preview of ‘Selamat Datang Project’ as a part of Dgallerie Booth at Bazaart Jakarta
- ‘Pause’ Photo Bangkok BACC, Bangkok, Thailand.
- ‘PURSUING THE FUTURE – BIENNALE JOGJA XIII’ Ruci Art Space jakarta
- ‘Full house’ Ruang MES 56 Yogyakarta
- ‘Bitter Sweet: An Exhibition About Humor’ Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta
2014
- ‘TYPES: After Bechers’, Singapore International Photo Festival, Singapore.
- Happy Feet, Cemeti Art House Yogyakarta
- ArtJog 14, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
2013
- Lost and Found: Re-telling Silk Road in Indonesia, Space K, Gwacheon, Seoul, Korea.
- Resort; An Exhibition of Landscape of Rest, BACC Bangkok, Thailand
- Homoludens #4, Bentara Budaya Denpasar Bali
- Put Up Signal, Bus Projects, Melbourne Victoria, AU.
- ArtJog 13, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
- Faraway So Close, MES 56 Collective Exhibition, Semarang Gallery, Semarang
2012
- Homoludens #3, Emmitan CA Gallery Surabaya
- Collective Ground: The Gallery in the Midst of Market and Discourse, May 2012, Gallery Rachel
- ‘Marker’ Art Dubai 2012, Dubai, UEA
2011
- Commissioned Artist, Yogyakarta Biennale XI, Shadow Lines: Indonesia meets India.
- Young Artist Project 2011: Future Lab, Daegu Exco, Daegu Metropolitan City Korea
- Ruang MES 56: Contemporary Photography from Indonesia, Centre for Contemporary Photography Melbourne
- Art | Jog 11, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
- Indonesia Nowadays at Tokyo Month of Photography, Canon Gallery Tokyo
- Perfect World by Akiq AW and Agung Nugroho Widhi, dGallery Jakarta
- Angsana: Southeast Asian Photographers Taking Flight, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
Residency / Curatorship
2011
- Curator at Legal Artist Series 2011: In Between, Artist: Kurniadi Widodo, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta
2012
- Curator at Legal Artist Series 2012: Victory Road, Artist: Yaya Sung, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta
- Co-Curator at The Sweet and Sour Story of Sugar, 2012, LAF, this project is collaborative initiated by Noordelicht, Langgeng Art Foundation, and MES 56
2013
- Put Up Signal, Co-curator, This project was collaborative works of Asialink Melbourne University, Bus Project Melbourne and Ruang MES 56
2014
- Kerjasama Residency In Alice Springs Australia, hosted by ArtBack NT, Cemeti Art, Asialinks
2017
- Artistic Director at Fest!Sip Archive Festival IVAA 2017, PKKH UGM Yogyakarta
2018
- Curator at ON MOVING TEXT – Solo Exhibition: Arief Budiman, Lir Space, Yogyakarta
- Asia Art Space Network Residency, ACC, Gwangju, South Korea
2019
- Co-Curator at Yogyakarta Biennale 2019 – Equator #5 ‘Do we live in the same PLAYGROUND?’
2020
- Curator at Legal Artist Series 2020: Di Hadapan Harapan, Artist: Fajar Riyanto, Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta
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